Boardwalk Empire: Season 1 (2010-2010)
Average Rating: 8.6/10
Reviews Counted: 26
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 1
Thought-provoking, violent, and filled with lush period detail, Boardwalk Empire is a gangster drama of uncommon depth and scope.
Average Rating: 9.4/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 1
Thought-provoking, violent, and filled with lush period detail, Boardwalk Empire is a gangster drama of uncommon depth and scope.
Season Info
Atlantic City, 1920. When alcohol was outlawed, outlaws became kings. HBO presents Season One of this epic new drama series that follows the birth and rise of organized crime in 'the world's playground' at the dawn of Prohibition. Steve Buscemi stars.
Genre: Drama
Network: HBO
Cast
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Steve Buscemi
Enoch 'Nucky' Thomps... -
Shea Whigham
Elias Thompson -
Dabney Coleman
Louis 'The Commodore... -
Michael Stuhlbarg
Arnold Rothstein -
Frank Crudele
Big Jim Colosimo -
Vincent Piazza
Lucky Luciano -
Stephen Graham
Al Capone -
Michael Pitt
Jimmy Darmody -
Michael Shannon
Agent Nelson Van Ald... -
Kelly Macdonald
Margaret Schroeder -
Anthony Laciura
Eddie Kessler -
Greg Antonacci
Johnny Torrio -
Paz de la Huerta
Lucy -
Aleksa Palladino
Angela Darmody -
Paul Sparks
Mickey Doyle -
Michael K. Williams
Chalky White -
Christopher McDonald
Harry Daugherty -
Tom Aldredge
Ethan Thompson -
Gretchen Mol
Gillian -
Joe Sikora
Hans Schroeder -
Michael Badalucco
Harry Price -
Chris Mulkey
Frank Hague -
Geoffrey Pierson
Sen. Walter Edge -
Samuel Taylor
Paddy Ryan -
David Aaron Baker
Bill Fallon -
Nicholas Alexander M...
Pius D'Alessio -
Nic Novicki
Carl Heeley -
Erik Weiner
Agent Sebso -
Scott Sowers
Joseph Earl Dinler -
Joseph Riccobene
Frankie Yale -
Jack Huston
Richard Harrow -
Edelen McWilliams
Bettyanne Mulhaney -
Pearce Bunting
Bill McCoy -
Marcella Lentz-Pope
Mae Capone -
William Hill
Ward Boss George O'N... -
Mark Lotito
Dr. Cuomo -
Remy Auberjonois
Theodore Hardeen -
Jordan Gelber
Simon -
Emily Meade
Pearl -
Anatol Yusef
Meyer Lansky -
Robert Clohessy
Ward Boss Jim Neary -
Kenneth Tigar
Dr. Karl Lissenger -
Sean Weil
Liam -
Chase Coleman
Billy Winslow -
Victor Verhaeghe
Ward Boss Fleming -
Frank Shattuck
Charlie Sheridan -
Eric Lenox Abrams
Jerome -
John Rue
Mayor Edward Bachrac... -
Mikey Post
Mike Green -
Susan Varon
Madame Regina -
Dana Ivey
Mrs. McGarry -
Kevin Henderson
Dr. Carl Surran -
Max Casella
Leo D'Alessio -
Mark Povinelli
Kevin Kiley -
Faith Sandberg
Kitty -
Al Linea
Teo D'Alessio -
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Johnnie Mae
Louanne Pratt -
Edoardo Ballerini
Ignacious D'Alessio -
Johann Carlo
Teresina Capone -
Edward McGinty
Ward Boss Boyd -
Josiah Early
Robert Dittrich -
Peter McRobbie
Supervisor Frederick... -
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Danny Burstein
Lolly Steinman -
Megan Reinking
Annabelle -
Lisa Joyce
Mary Dittrich -
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Barbara Tirrell
Edith -
Charleigh Parker
Lady Jean -
Stephen DeRosa
Eddie Cantor -
Kevin O'Rourke
Edward Bader -
Anna Katarina
Isabelle Jeunet -
Franklin Ojeda Smith
Deacon Cuffy -
Maggie Steele
Odette -
Enid Graham
Rose Van Alden -
Tracy Middendorf
Babette -
Tuck Milligan
Dr. Brubaker -
Fiana Toibin
Mrs. Neary -
Adam Mucci
Dep. Halloran -
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Virginia Kull
Nan Britton -
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Frank Ridley
Train Conductor -
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Joe Caniano
Jake Guzik -
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Episodes
Boardwalk Empire
Series Premiere. January, 1920. On the eve of Prohibition, Atlantic City's duplicitous Treasurer, Nucky Thompson privately tells his Ward Bosses about the opportunity to make huge profits selling bootleg liquor.
The Ivory Tower
Investigating the heist now linked to Hans Schroeder, straight-and-narrow Agent Nelson van Alden pays a visit to Nucky; a concerned Nucky sends his brother, Sheriff Elias Thompson, to the hospital to sow the seeds of doubt in the widow Schroeder's mind.
Broadway Limited
An unlikely witness threatens to expose the perpetrators of the woods massacre. Margaret starts a new job. Chalky's team pays a heavy price for his success. After questioning Angela's loyalty, Jimmy heads west.
Anastasia
In Chicago, Jimmy bonds with a prostitute and clashes with Al Capone. Back in Atlantic City, Nucky looks to leverage his relationships with ambitious U.S. Senator Walter Edge as well as Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague.
Nights in Ballygran
Nucky's attempts to usher in a joyous St. Patrick's Day are undermined by Eli, Margaret & Van Alden. Arnold Rothstein worries about his involvement in the fixed World Series. Jimmy copes with the aftermath of a vicious attack.
Family Limitation
After the brazen robbery of one of his Ward Bosses, Nucky turns up the heat on Lucky Luciano. An emboldened Margaret stands up to Lucy at the dress shop; Jimmy scores points with Johnny Torrio.
Home
Nucky purges some bad childhood memories; Jimmy forges a new alliance with a fellow veteran; Luciano and a friend cut a deal with the D'Alessio brothers.
Hold Me In Paradise
While visiting Chicago during the Republican National Convention, Nucky gets some alarming news from Atlantic City.
Belle Femme
Nucky braces for war with a rival faction; Jimmy stands by his alibi; Margaret helps out Madame Jeunet.
The Emerald City
Nucky asks Margaret to toe the party line; Angela witnesses Jimmy's violent side; Capone faces a crossroads; Van Alden grapples with his emotions.
Paris Green
Nucky shakes up the status quo; Jimmy deals with some tricky family issues; Van Alden addresses Agent Sebso's 'temptations.'
A Return To Normalcy
In the Season One finale, Nucky and Atlantic City brace for change on Election Day; Torrio brokers a deal between two nemeses, with far-reaching consequences; Jimmy ponders his future, as do Margaret, Agent Van Alden and Eli.
Critic Reviews for Boardwalk Empire: Season 1
A big, enjoyably nasty piece of work.
That Boardwalk Empire still manages to greatly impress is quite a feat.
If Boardwalk Empire doesn't begin in the most thought-provoking manner, its multiple, ready-to-expand stories suggest many avenues to explore.
Yes, there is a lot to love here, but too often the bad guys are standard-issue gangsters -- while the women are one dimensional, naked, needy and greedy.
Boardwalk Empire is the first television series to tap into the genre and hit a gold mine of original, fresh stories.
An irresistible trip back in time and also a trip into the worst realm of human nature.
It's not the greatest thing since sliced bread but rather a well-made sort of sliced bread, a thing you have had before but prepared with quality ingredients by bakers who know their business.
There's not a dull character or bad performance among them. They help make Boardwalk a show to be admired and honored.
There's so much to savor about "Boardwalk Empire."
One of the best new shows of the fall, and one that gets better the deeper you get into it.
Boardwalk Empire is an artful reworking of the gangster myth, but it isn't a great work of art.
Watching HBO's new Boardwalk Empire is like sitting in your favorite tavern and hearing someone say, "Drinks are on the house." Friends, it doesn't get much better
Boardwalk's blueprint of a slow-burn mini-mob movie each week might not grab viewers the way shows like Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones do, but last season rounded itself out with some of the best and gripping TV of that year.
Empire never forgets that people are coming to it for a good time, not just lavish decor.
There's enough simmering through these first six episodes to whet one's appetite for the next six.
It looks authentic in a way that, paradoxically, seems lifeless.
Boardwalk brilliantly marries Martin Scorsese's virtuosic cinematic eye to Terence Winter's panoramic mastery of rich character and eventful story.
Boardwalk Empire is a welcome addition to the roster of top-notch television dramas.
The most entertaining - and beautiful - new series on TV this fall.
This period drama has all the elements of Quality TV viewers have come to expect from HBO.
It's so impeccably-crafted that the whole feels more original than the sum of its parts.
Like a good whiskey, it's rough and smooth in all the right ways. By a few episodes in, you'll want to order it by the case.
HBO has another homerun on its hands.
In so many ways, it's as good as television gets.
Boardwalk Empire isn't drama's second coming, but something altogether more interesting.
The characters' ongoing struggles with these most innate human desires and questions are what make this show more than just a gorgeous historical set-piece, and from that standpoint, the season is off to a good start as far as I can tell.
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